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Procyon lotor

Photo by Allen Hoof
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Field Notes

Description:

When the cat's away
-or-
Guess who's coming to dinner

Habitat:

urban area along eastern seaboard; mostly deciduous trees; temperate (Köppen Cfa) climate

Notes:

spotted pillaging cat food on the back porch of a townhouse in NW DC

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Comments (6)
shebebusynow
Not you, just about most of the people I run into, though, exclaim at how mad they are at raccoons for raiding the pet food. I find them fascinating, though it's true they have a hard time limiting themselves to just a couple of plums from the tree... Part of their nature.
Allen Hoof
Thank you Nicole. And Alice, if not in Georgetown then close: near Wisconsin Ave. and W St. NW.
NicholeSauve
I don't see anybody getting upset about it???
shebebusynow
How's a raccoon supposed to know it wasn't left out for him? They adore cat food, and it's pointless to get upset about it. What, they're going to read the cat's name on the bowl? I'm interested to see that the raccoons on the East coast seem to be a little skinnier and a lighter color than those on the West coast.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011

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